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Well-connected Democrats, including a former adviser to Obama and Clinton, publish a sensational memo outlining wild plans to replace Biden

Well-connected Democrats, including a former adviser to Obama and Clinton, publish a sensational memo outlining wild plans to replace Biden



Two well-connected Democrats have issued a sensational memo outlining their wild plan to replace President Joe Biden on their 2024 ballot.

According to Semafor, Biden would have to step down as the Democratic frontrunner by mid-July to clear the way for other Democrats to throw their hats into the ring in a “blitz primary” that would include celebrities such as Taylor Swift and Oprah.

The six candidates with the most delegates’ votes would also have to promise to run an exclusively positive election campaign.

The plan comes from Rosa Brooks, a Georgetown law professor who served in both the Obama and Clinton administrations and was a volunteer political adviser to the 2020 Biden campaign, and Ted Dintersmith, a venture capitalist and education philanthropist who has donated to a number of Democratic campaigns.

They have already shared the plan with Democratic donors as well as with representatives of Biden’s campaign and administration – and say they have broad support.

Two well-connected Democrats have issued a memo outlining their plan to replace President Joe Biden as their candidate
Rosa Brooks, a Georgetown law professor who served in both the Obama and Clinton administrations and was a volunteer political adviser to the 2020 Biden campaign, said she received a positive response to the memo
Ted Dintersmith, a venture capitalist and education philanthropist who has donated to a number of Democratic campaigns

Under this plan, Biden would have to step down as Democratic candidate by mid-July and announce the new system that – with the support of Vice President Kamala Harris – would choose his successor.

All Democrats who wish to become the new candidate would then have only a few days to announce their candidacy, and the six who receive the most votes from delegates must commit to running an exclusively positive campaign in the month before the party convention.

The so-called “flash primaries” would then include weekly panel discussions with each candidate, moderated by cultural icons such as Michelle Obama, Oprah and Taylor Swift.

The candidate would ultimately be selected by delegates in a ranked-choice voting process before the start of the Democratic National Convention on August 19 in Chicago.

Brooks and Dintersmith then propose introducing the candidate on stage alongside Biden, former President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton.

Part of the plan involves celebrities like Taylor Swift holding weekly forums with the candidates.
Brooks and Dintersmith have also suggested Oprah as a possible presenter

She insists that the donations would flow if Democrats followed the plan, arguing that Biden would be celebrated as a “modern-day George Washington” who would give up his lust for power for the good of the country.

“We can plunge into a shameful, avoidable defeat that could spell the end of democracy. Or Democrats can make this our finest hour,” the memo says.

“While we look to the Lord Almighty for help, the Lord helps those who help themselves,” it continues, apparently alluding to Biden’s crucial interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos in which he said only the Lord Almighty could tell him to drop out of the race.

“We must act. Now,” the memo says.

However, it is acknowledged that there are some problems with the plan, as Biden has so far refused to back down from his plan.

In addition, according to the plan, Vice President Harris would not automatically take the helm, as several Democrats are rallying behind her.

The 81-year-old president has stressed that he will not drop out of the race
Biden has faced calls to withdraw since his dismal performance at the CNN debate on June 27.

“Will it happen? Probably not, unless party leadership, including President Biden, who has truly put the country first, makes a timely decision,” the memo said.

“Yes, President Biden has served his country with distinction for five decades. Yes, this honorable man deserves our respect, our gratitude and our admiration. But not our blind loyalty.”

“America desperately wants an uplifting election,” it says.

Still, Brooks said she received almost unanimous support from the memo’s recipients – suggesting that party leadership would be on board if Biden supported the memo.

According to Brooks and Dintersmith’s plan, Vice President Kamala Harris would not be guaranteed the nomination

The 81-year-old president has faced calls to resign since his dismal performance at the CNN debate on June 27. During the debate, he stopped speaking mid-sentence several times and stood with his mouth open while Trump spoke.

When the event ended, Biden was seen standing around his podium before First Lady Jill Biden finally escorted him off the stage.

In the meantime, it has become known that the president arrived late for his disastrous debate with Donald Trump.

He left his Atlanta hotel 27 minutes late and arrived with less than half an hour’s notice, leaving no time to figure out where to look during Trump’s speech, the Washington Post reported.

This resulted in him often looking in the wrong direction and appearing to be staring into space, barely aware of what was going on.

Biden later blamed his performance at the debate on “exhaustion” and “illness” – claiming he even had to take a COVID test before the debate.

Biden arrived 27 minutes late for the disastrous debate, it was revealed

He tried to prove in a one-on-one interview with Stephanopoulos that he was still capable of governing the country. But even in his own party he was unable to convince anyone that he had the mental strength needed to last another four years.

According to NBC, words like “heartbroken,” “damned,” and “damn disaster” were used by more than half a dozen congressional Democrats.

Another interview after the debate also made headlines after Biden referred to herself as a “black woman,” apparently welcoming Harris’ nomination as vice president.

But it later became known that the President’s team had sent questions to the Commander-in-Chief to the interviewer at the WURD radio station in Philadelphia.

The interviewer, Andrea Lawful-Sanders, has since been fired. In a statement, WURD said her use of pre-determined questions violated “our practice of remaining an independent media outlet that is accountable to its listeners.”

It went on to say that the “practice of delegitimizing black voices continues to this day” and that there were concerns that the impression that the station was accepting prepared questions could create the impression that it was a “mouthpiece” of the Biden administration.

Biden pushes ahead with his campaign and stops in Pennsylvania on Sunday

By Sunday, at least ten Democrats had called on Biden to drop out of the race.

Attorney General Jerry Nadler and House Veterans Affairs Committee member Mark Takano are among those who have expressed their desire for Biden to abandon his bid for the White House.

Representatives Don Beyer, Adam Smith and Joseph Morelle, the ranking Democrat on the House Administration Committee, also said Biden is finished.

Meanwhile, Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia) has begun organizing a group of Senate Democrats to discuss Biden’s future.

Nevertheless, Biden is pushing his campaign forward tirelessly, appearing on Sunday at a predominantly black church and an ice cream parlor in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

“Guys, with your permission, I’m going to find out if we have ice cream,” Biden muttered. “You know, isn’t it really boring when you have a president who is known for two things – Ray-Ban sunglasses and chocolate ice cream?”

Some attendees at the outdoor event described the president’s remarks as difficult to hear.

“If I stand here long enough, all those people back there are going to die of sunstroke,” Biden said. “I’m not going to do that.”